Street art in Ottawa
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Where to find street art in Ottawa (Canada)
Ottawa's graffiti culture emerged in the 1970s, when House of PainT established the city's first legal wall under the Dunbar Bridge. A municipal programme launched in 2003 to remove unauthorised graffiti, countered by city-funded commissions through initiatives like "Paint it up!" and "Paint the Pavement" that brought sanctioned murals to building facades and highway underpasses.
Vanier holds more than 30 murals tracing neighbourhood history back to 1830, navigable with a printed map. The ByWard Market displays works along Dalhousie Street and around George Street. Chinatown on Somerset Street still bears work from the 2013 "Chinatown Blossoms" event, which paired artists with local businesses. Hintonburg and Wellington West round out the scene with community-scale pieces.
The Tech Wall at Slater and Bronson is the city's main active legal wall, its surfaces turning over constantly. Every summer, the House of Paint festival takes over the Bronson Bridge underpass for live painting performances. The DISRUPT festival brings murals, workshops, and guided tours to Centretown, cementing urban art's place in the public life of the Canadian capital.
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